教(おし)え

おしえ

noun

teaching, doctrine, lesson

1. teaching, instruction

Knowledge or guidance passed on from a teacher.

先生(せんせい)の教(おし)えを守(まも)る。

To follow the teacher's teachings.

教(おし)えを受(う)けた。

I received teachings.

親(おや)の教(おし)えを忘(わす)れない。

I won't forget my parents' teachings.

師匠(ししょう)の教(おし)えに従(したが)う。

I follow my master's teachings.

先輩(せんぱい)の教(おし)えを胸(むね)に刻(きざ)む。

I engrave my senior's teachings in my heart.

2. doctrine, precept

Religious or philosophical teachings.

仏(ほとけ)の教(おし)え。

The teachings of Buddha.

キリストの教(おし)え。

The teachings of Christ.

宗教(しゅうきょう)の教(おし)えを学(まな)ぶ。

To study religious teachings.

儒教(じゅきょう)の教(おし)え。

Confucian teachings.

古人(こじん)の教(おし)えに学(まな)ぶ。

To learn from the teachings of the ancients.

3. lesson, moral

A principle to be learned from an experience.

この物語(ものがたり)には大切(たいせつ)な教(おし)えがある。

This story has an important lesson.

失敗(しっぱい)から教(おし)えを得(え)た。

I learned a lesson from the failure.

この経験(けいけん)は良(よ)い教(おし)えになった。

This experience became a good lesson.

歴史(れきし)の教(おし)えを忘(わす)れてはいけない。

We must not forget the lessons of history.

この寓話(ぐうわ)の教(おし)えは何(なん)ですか。

What is the moral of this fable?

教(おし)え is the noun form of 教(おし)える (to teach). It covers three main meanings: personal instruction from a teacher or mentor, religious/philosophical doctrine, and moral lessons drawn from experience.

COMMON PATTERNS:

教(おし)えを守(まも)る: to uphold/follow teachings
教(おし)えを受(う)ける: to receive instruction
教(おし)えに従(したが)う: to obey/follow teachings
教(おし)えを説(と)く: to preach/expound teachings

USAGE BY SENSE:

Personal: 先生(せんせい)の教(おし)え, 親(おや)の教(おし)え
Religious: 仏(ほとけ)の教(おし)え, キリストの教(おし)え
Moral: 歴史(れきし)の教(おし)え, 失敗(しっぱい)からの教(おし)え

SIMILAR WORDS:

教訓(きょうくん): lesson, moral (often from a specific event or story)
教義(きょうぎ): doctrine, dogma (formal religious term)
訓(おし)え: older/literary variant spelling

Related Words

Related: 教(おし)える (to teach (verb form))

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Added 2026.1.9 21:30 · Revised 2026.5.18 2:14

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